According to a survey made by Bain & Co, the pulp and paper (P&P) industry has been a forerunner in maintenance outsourcing. Pulp-PaperWorld.com sat down with Pertti Weissenfelt, Pulp and Paper Industry Segment Manager for Quant to get an insight…

WASHINGTON - The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) sponsored prizes to the student winners of the TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition, who were recognized at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s XIV World Forestry Congress in…

Domtar Corporation's short documentary, A Portrait on Paper, earned three Telly Awards. The 36th annual Telly Awards honor the finest film and video productions, attracting more than 12,000 entries from five continents. Domtar's inspirational short video received a Silver Award…

Welcome to the May-June issue of Pulp Paper & Logistics. Over the past few weeks we heard the news of mill closures here in the UK. First was the announcement from Aylesford Newsprint that it had applied to go into…

A seminar at the forthcoming CWIEME Berlin exhibition will reveal how cellulose paper and mineral oil insulating systems in distribution transformers can still meet today’s ever-tightening cost and efficiency restrictions – thanks to a few smart modifications. Proven and reliable,…

Two High Street retailers have recently sold greetings cards that could be contributing to forest destruction. The testing, organised by WWF-UK and carried out by a laboratory in Germany, tested 20 cards and envelopes. Three products, bought from Paperchase, the…

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Pulp and Paper Chemicals markets. Global market for Pulp and Paper Chemicals is projected to reach US$38.7 billion by 2020, driven by evolving quality and production needs of the paper…

"Ed" is an industry leading educational resource for all things paper, printing and design NewPage Corporation (NewPage) announced today the release of Ed #16: Digital Possibilities, the newest brochure in its popular "Ed®" series which has been delivering educational tips…

"In automation, new applications featuring the latest control technology enable papermakers to reach totally new levels with their processes when it comes to quality and productivity. Replacing outdated automation systems with modern cutting-edge solutions provides the means to stay in…

50 New Courses Available Now, With More Than 200 Total Courses to be Released by End of 2014 Convergence Training, a leading producer of industrial training products and operational efficiency tools, has announced the addition of nearly 50 new courses…

Valmet deepens its over 20 year's cooperation with Pesmel along its latest business reorganization. According to the signed cooperation agreement, Pesmel will act in the future as Valmet's exclusive contract supplier in roll handling, packing, and storing technology. Pesmel will…

Forces of Nature. Primal elements that have always been associated with power, strength and vitality. Their metaphorical properties have become an inspiration for PMP Group to start a new campaign which symbolizes the benefits of the company’s three major, technological…

The first and only ecological paper made using agro-industrial byproducts In a 3-minute video available on YouTube, Favini tells the CRUSH story, the revolutionary and unique product which is reusing process residues from agriculture to make beautiful and high performance…

While manufacturing is a critical part of the U.S. economy, it’s struggled over the last several years—both financially and environmentally. Overall U.S. manufacturing employment has dropped by more than one-third since 2000. Meanwhile, U.S. industry—of which manufacturing is the largest…

Changes to ISO 9001, the industry standard for Quality Management, will see a greater emphasis on how certification could be used to improve innovation globally across a wide range of business sectors. The news announced at the IRCA Forum signals…